Starting XI

XI Notes presented by ACME | Union at New England

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Philadelphia Union is on the road for a showdown at the Eastern Conference leading New England Revolution. Kick off from Gillette Stadium is set for 6 p.m. ET and can be viewed on PHL17 and PhiladelphiaUnion.com. Fans too can click here to listen to the FOX The Gambler broadcast which is available via 102.5 FM, 104.5 HD2, the iHeart App and 1480 AM. Here are today's Starting XI Notes presented by ACME.

STARTING XI

Andre Blake; Stuart Findlay, Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes; Leon Flach, Jack McGlynn, Jose Martinez, Olivier Mbaizo; Paxten Aaronson; Quinn Sullivan, Sergio Santos.

BENCH: Matt Freese; Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner, Aurelien Collin, Alejandro Bedoya, Daniel Gazdag, ilsinho, Kacper Przybylko

NOTES

  • Head Coach Jim Curtin switches from the 4-4-2 diamond formation to a 3-4-2-1 set up that brings four changes to the Starting XI from the Union's 3-0 win over Chicago Fire FC on Wednesday night and switches
  • Goalkeeper Andre Blake earns his 160th career start for the Union. Blake is 8-1-3 all-time against the Revs in MLS regular season contests.
  • Center back Stuart Findlay makes his second start of the season tonight. Findlay's first MLS start came on June 26th on the road at Chicago.
  • Homegrown Jack McGlynn gets his fourth start of his MLS career on the road in New England. McGlynn's last start came in a 1-0 win over Columbus Crew on June 23rd.
  • Fellow homegrown Paxten Aaronson gets his first MLS start. Tonight will also mark his fourth appearance of his rookie campaign.
  • Quinn Sullivan, another Union homegrown, gets his second start of his career paired alongside Sergio Santos. Sullivan's other start this year came at Chicago on June 26th.
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